Home / 78,331.16-117,471.86-25,728.40

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 78,331.16, 117,471.86 and 25,728.40

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 78,331.16, 117,471.86 and 25,728.40 is: 38,584.43

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    78,331.16 : 117,471.86 = 25,728.40 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    78,331.16/117,471.86 = 25,728.40/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    78,331.16x = 117,471.86 × 25,728.40
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    78,331.16x = 3,022,363,002.82
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,022,363,002.82/78,331.16
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,584.43

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.